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by: tmort55 April 23, 2007 12:09 PM PDT

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What case should I buy for custom computer?

by tmort55 - 4/23/07 12:09 PM

Hello, I'm building a new PC with the following components.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 4MB Retail

Motherboard: ASUS P5B Deluxe / WIFI-AP ATX LGA775 Conroe 965P DDR2 PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI 8 SATA2 Sound Motherboard

RAM: OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive

Video card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTS 500MHZ 640MB 1.6GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card

DVD drive: LG GSA-H22L DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 DL 8X Lightscribe DVD Writer IDE 2MB Black OEM


I still need to get a case and power supply for the system. I have an old ATX case. Would it be cheaper to get just a new power supply or would it make more sense to buy a case and supply together? Any recommendations on how many watts and what model case I should get? I basically want the cheapest possible that will provide enough power.


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just get a decent 450w power supply

by ramarc - 4/23/07 1:55 PM

In Reply to: What case should I buy for custom computer? by tmort55

here are some options:
antec smartpower 450w, $65
thermaltake tr2 480w, $67
coolermaster real power 450w, $84
coolmax 500w, $66 ($20 rebate)

remember, you get what you pay for!


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